Ottoman Empire Flashcards

1
Q

The Ottomans established a ________ empire that lasted for nearly _______ years.

A

Muslim; 600

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2
Q

Who destroyed the Seljuk Turk state?

A

Mongols

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3
Q

Groups of nomadic Turks lived in ________, now modern Turkey

A

Anatolia

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4
Q

Who was the most successful ghazi?

A

Osman, aka Ottman

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5
Q

During _____ - ______, Osman built a strong but small kingdom in Anatolia

A

1300 - 1326

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6
Q

Word for people that means “Ones with Power”

A

Sultans

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7
Q

Who were the Sultans?

A

Proceeding leaders after Osman

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8
Q

The military success of the Ottomans was aided by what?

A

Gunpowder

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9
Q

_______ had to serve in the army but pay no taxes

A

Muslims

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10
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__________ paid taxes, but didn’t have to serve in the Army

A

Non - Muslims

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11
Q

Why did many non-muslims become muslims?

A

To not pay the tax

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12
Q

Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia

A

Timerlane

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13
Q

What did Timerlane do to Dehli?

A

Destroyed the city and made a pyramid with the skulls of the victims in his path

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14
Q

Who burned the city of Baghdad down?

A

Timerlane

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15
Q

In 1402, Timerlane defeated the _________ in battle.

A

Ottomans

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16
Q

One of the new kings in Anatolia was _________, and he captured Constantinople.

17
Q

How did Mehmet II have his soldiers get their ships to the other side of Constantinople?

A

Drag them across the hills 😱

18
Q

What was Constantinople renamed to after the Ottomans captured it?

A

Istanbul (Also the new capital)

19
Q

What was the name of the beautiful church in Constantinople?

A

Hagia Sophia

20
Q

What did the Hagia Sophia get turned into when the Ottomans took control?

21
Q

Who took over Persia, Palestine, Arabia, Medina, Mecca, Egypt, and Syria?

A

Selim the Grim

22
Q

Under ________, the Ottoman Empire reached its greatest height.

23
Q

The Ottomans were defeated in the city of ________, but they still remained huge

24
Q

Who were slaves for the government, that later became elite soldiers?

A

Janissaries

25
After Suleimans death, the Ottoman empire _______.
Declined
26
What has been the trend with Empires after reaching their height?
They rise and become large under one ruler, but after that ruler dies, the empire usually declines (Ex - Ottomans, Byzantines, Rome, Greece)